Over the years, my research has focused on addressing significant methodological challenges in the study of nation-building and the social sciences more broadly. Through a series of publications discussed in more detail below, I have critiqued common practices in social science research, such as inferring intentions from behavior, relying on census data to study nation-building,... Continue Reading →

I grew up in Thessaloniki, one of the most historically layered cities in Greece, where Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, Jewish, and Greek influences are still felt to this day. As a child, that meant nothing to me. It was just home. Then I started noticing the gap between the official national narrative in our textbooks and... Continue Reading →